Structure 100370020604012 · Cherokee County, TX

US 79 over Mud Creek (w)

Carries US 79 over Mud Creek (w), 6.25 Mi E Of US 69.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT579 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

579 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft: about 1.6 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a tee-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1970
Length579.1 ft176.5 m
Daily traffic4,822counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Location6.25 Mi E Of US 69
CarriesUS 79
CrossesMud Creek (w)
Coordinates31.97609, -95.16654

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length579.1 ft (176.5 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area2700.4 sq m
Main Spans19
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,822 (2020)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100370020604012

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

Nearby Bridges